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(1)STRUCTURES OF COMPARISON PATTERNS AND PRACTICE Exercise Example: She is as beautiful as a flower Mai is fifteen Bong is fifteen Bong is as Bong could swim as well as Joan Lien Phi is very handsome You are very handsome too Phi is I play football very well You play football very well You play He loves her very much, she loves him very much She loves Exercise Examples: I am not as rich as they are You are not quite so clever as Mike Your car is bigger than mine My car More people live in HCM City than in Hanoi Not… We spent more money in Hanoi than in HCN City We didn’t spend We had expected ten guests but twenty arrived There were twice as Giang couldn’t swim as well as Phi Pehi Exercise Examples: It was such a tasty cake that I had four pieces The cake was so tasty that l had four pieces The letter was so old that I couldn’t read it It was The book was so boring that I couldn’t finish it It The stick was so strong that I couldn’t break it It She was such a beautiful girl that it was a pleasure to look at her She was so The weather was so nice that we had to go for a walk It was Exercise Examples: I speak more languages than Jennifer Jennifer’s English is superior to mine Betty has fewer books than me I Mai couldn’t swim as well as Bong Bong This test is not as easy as I had expected This test I think our educational system is better than yours I think our educational system is There aren’t as many books in your library as in mine There are Exercise Example: There is less butter in the fridge than there was yesterday The acưess was not as beautiful as w e’d thought The actress The film was not as interesting as we’d expected The film Minh is far more responsible than Phuong Phuong is much I earned not so much money as I expected I earned We didn’t spend as long as we had planned on writing this essay We spent Exercise Examples: It will take me not less than an hour to solve this problem It will take me at least an hour to solve this problem You won’t reach the station in less than ten minutes It’ll take It takes me not less than four hours to my homework I usually I always spend at least four days cleaning my room It never takes I won’t be able to write this letter in less than twenty minutes It We’d better save at least VN$150,000,000 for redecorating our house We’d better save Exercise Examples: Which of the two cars you prefer ? Which of the two cars would you prefer ? (2) Which of the two cars would you rather have? Given a choice of tea and coffee, I prefer coffee I prefer “I would much rather go for a walk than stay at home.” She said she would prefer “I prefer reading books to listening to the radio.” Mr Tuan said that he’d rather They would prefer to visit Hue rather than Hanoi They would rather Which of the following books would you prefer to read? Which Exercise Example: The more I earn, the less money I have I eat less and less, yet I gain more and more weight The With each day we stayed in Hue, we loved the old city more The With each exercise he did, he understood the grammar less The As I grow older, I become more and more forgetful The I practise more and more and I become more and more skilful The more Exercise Example: There is nothing I dream about more than that I sh ould be able to visit Greece one day Most of all I want you to be healthy There is nothing I w ant For a book to be illustrated is less important than for it to be interesting It’s more important The beauty of the soul is more important than a beautiful body More important than a beautiful body is that Reliability of a friend is more important than his wealth It is more important for a friend to be There is nothing parents want more than that their children should be happy Most of all parents Exercise 10 Example: He is the tallest boy (of all) This girl is more beautiful than the others She's I’m smaller than the other boys in class I’m Can’t your car go any faster? Is this My father and my sister both drive carefully, but my mother drives the most carefully of the three of them My mother drives Don’t you have a better record? Is this Exercise 11 Examples: It’s the most difficult exam I have ever taken It’s the best film I have ever seen I’ve never seen such a beautiful view before It’s It’s the most difficult exam I’ve ever taken I I’ve never seen such a boring film before It’s I’ve never eaten such good ice cream before It’s I’ve never come across anyone more intelligent than Mai Mai is the Exercise 12 Examples: I have never seen a better film I have never taken a more difficult exam It’s the worst concert I’ve ever heard I She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen I I’ve never written a letter longer than this I Toto is the most intelligent dog I have ever had I I have never had a more reliable friend than Phong Phong is Exercise 13 Exam ples: It’s the most delicious cake I have ever eaten I have never had a tastier cake I’ve never seen such a beautiful view before It’s It’s the most difficult exam I’ve ever taken I (3) He is taller than anyone I’ve ever seen He is It’s the funniest joke I have ever heard I I have never been to a better party than this It’s Exercise 14 Examples: It’s the first time I have ever been to England I have never been to England before It’s the first time she’s ever been to London She We’ve never visited this castle before It’s They’ve never eaten lobster before It’s It’s the first time we’ve ever kissed We It’s the first time I’ve ever driven a car I've Exercise 15 Exam ples: No one cooks better than my mother No one cooks as well as my mother She sings better than anyone else No one I’m more interested in the cinema than anything else Nothing No one has visited more countries than Mary Mary Cracow is more beautiful than any other city I’ve seen No My brother is the best footballer in the club No one in the club Exercise 16 Examples: The coffee is too hot to drink I am not cold enough to drink beer This car is too expensive for me This car isn’t Their flat is too small for their family Theử flat isn’t The weather isn’t warm enough to go for a walk The weather is We aren’t rich enough to travel to Hanoi by plane We are Your shoes are too muddy to let you into the room without taking them off Your shoes REVISION I can’t see you before eight in the evening Eight I don’t cook as well as my mother My mother The yellow apples are less expensive than the red ones The yellow apples Nowadays I don’t have as much free time as I used to I used to have If you work carefully, you won’t make so many mistakes The I’m a poor swimmer, but Lam is much worse Lam is My sister didn’t work hard enough to graduate My sister worked My car is cheaper than the others Mine I won’t be able to clean my room in less than twenty minutes I will 10 If you study more, you will get better grades The 11 My father couldn’t afford to buy the car The car 12 Ms Lee is the best teacher they’ve got They haven’t got 13 She sings better than anyone else She is 14 They arrived too late to get a good seat They didn’t 15 You studied too little to pass the test You (*||*) ~ (4)